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Try Slampp....its a liveCD server OS with Samba built-in, and is really easy to use/administer,...... even by windows users<br><br>.....else a linux of your choice plus apache tomcat, or http fileserver, maybe....?<br><br>http://tomcat.apache.org/download-60.cgi<br><br>http://httpfileserver.sourceforge.net/<br><br>You didn't specify hardware, so I didn't suggest a virtual server setup.....but<br><br>http://www.petri.co.il/virtual_install_vmware_server.htm<br><br>if considering large drives see also<br><br>http://communities.vmware.com/message/662212<br><br>WINS is 'old tech' [in relation to DNS,] using netbios<br><br>http://64.4.11.252/en-us/library/cc816610%28WS.10%29.aspx<br><br>http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc750589.aspx<br><br><br>Aitch<br><br>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br><br><br>> Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2011 18:27:06 +0100<br>> From: pchilds@bcs.org<br>> To: kent@mailman.lug.org.uk<br>> Subject: [Klug-general] Samba....<br>> <br>> I want to be able to do two things not necessarily at the same time<br>> but can't see why not....<br>> <br>> I've been asked to set up a File Server for a network of windows based<br>> machines, So I'm guessing Samba here..... I guess I need to set up<br>> Samba to run as a Windows PDC to sort out security and get all the<br>> Windows XP Pro (I think thats what they have) to join the "Network"<br>> Unless I can get the Samba server look like AD, but I'm not sure how<br>> to go about this... They want passwords and some "Security" over the<br>> files on the file server.....<br>> <br>> While doing a bit of reading up on doing this I worked out it should<br>> be possible to use Samba to do shared home directories on Linux and it<br>> should work *better* than NFS.<br>> <br>> Also can I join the Wins bit of the SMB to my DNS and not have so much<br>> duplication of service.<br>> <br>> However I've found very few instructions on how, what where and when<br>> with samba and was looking for a few starting places.....<br>> <br>> If I'm not making any sense, maybe someone can set me right.<br>> <br>> Peter.<br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Kent mailing list<br>> Kent@mailman.lug.org.uk<br>> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/kent<br> </body>
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